Public Relations Lead

Grampians Health; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging for living expenses

Fitness Passport access

Staff rewards and recognition

Job summary

Grampians Health is seeking a hands-on Public Relations Lead to tell the stories of our people, services and communities. This full-time, ongoing role sits within a busy team and involves developing communication strategies, creating compelling content, managing media opportunities, and supporting key organisational projects, events, and announcements across our campuses in the Grampians region.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across Grampians Health, travel regionally, and bring

Qualifications

• Experience in public relations, marketing, communications or engagement.
• Proven skills in design software, photography and videography.

Responsibilities

• Develop communication strategies and plans across multiple channels.
• Create engaging content for digital and traditional media.
• Manage media opportunities and issues.
• Support organisational projects, events and announcements across Grampians Health.

Job description

Are you a creative marketing and communications professional who thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment?

Join Grampians Health as a Public Relations Lead and help tell the stories of our people, services and communities. The position is full-time, ongoing, and works within a skilled team of like-minded professionals.

In this hands-on role, you’ll develop communication strategies, create engaging content across digital and traditional channels, manage media opportunities and issues, and support important organisational projects, events and announcements. You’ll work with stakeholders across Grampians Health and travel throughout the region to connect with our diverse campuses and communities.

We’re looking for an adaptable and collaborative communicator with exceptional writing skills, sound judgement and experience in public relations, marketing, communications or engagement. Proven skills in design software, photography and videography will be highly valued.

Bring your ideas, creativity and initiative to a role where your work will make a meaningful difference across the Grampians region.

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job applications close: 25 October 2026

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.